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Can my Japanese Acer be saved?

Chocolate · 2024-04-26 18:58:23

Something has happened to my beautiful 17 year old Japanese Acer. It should be in full leaf now but as you can see it is really struggling. I can still see quite a good few new buds that have yet to open but nothing on the usual scale. I asked in a garden centre nearby and was told that it could be root rot after the very…

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26-04-2024 7:58pm

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Chocolate

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Something has happened to my beautiful 17 year old Japanese Acer.
It should be in full leaf now but as you can see it is really struggling.
I can still see quite a good few new buds that have yet to open but nothing on the usual scale.
I asked in a garden centre nearby and was told that it could be root rot after the very wet few months.
He said give it another two weeks but added that if it's root rot, I could be in trouble.
Do you concur? I'd hate to lose it.

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#2 26-04-2024 8:51pm
standardg60

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It's been one of the coldest wettest Springs so far so i wouldn't worry yet, the leaves so far look fine. The Fatsia looks very malnourished so i'd feed the whole area with a granular fertilizer.

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